Diapers and Wipes - What is a good price????

Ok, followers. I started collecting diapers before Emily was born to get good prices. It gave me time to study up on the prices of diapers and wipes and learn when to buy. There were some awesome deals as Amazon was premiering their Amazon Mom program at the time. (Learn more about Amazon Mom here)

I am using size 3 diapers since this is the size they seem to stay in the longest. The best place I have found to get diapers is at the drug stores so I will be posting deals as I see them. I get free packs sometimes or as low as $3 to $4/pack using coupons.

Here is what I learned:

Diapers (Size 3 - Diapers)

If you just go into a store (Target, Walmart, or Grocery store) you will pay $8.99 typically for a pack of diapers (Pampers and Huggies) The break down for each diaper is .25/diaper. Wow that is a lot!!!!

Here are comparisons from Sams Club and Amazon (Using size 3 diapers)
Just remember Price/# of diapers to get the price per diaper.

Sams Club

Sams Club Brand(200) - .16/ diaper

Pampers Baby Dry(222) - . 19/diaper

Pampers Cruisers(186) - .23/diaper

Huggies(228) - .19/diaper

Luvs(204) - .14/diaper

Amazon (with Amazon Mom - Subscribe and Save program - save 30% off)
*Prices vary from week to week* They also have coupons too that can lower the price.

Pampers Baby Dry(222) - .14/diaper

Huggies Snug & Dry(156) - .17/diaper

Luvs(234) - .11/diaper

So be sure when you are using coupons you beat the Amazon deals or it is just better to buy from them.

Wipes
Here are the best prices I found.

If you buy the small packs of 72 they are .027/wipe if you pay $2 for them.

Sams Club (720 ct)

Huggies - .021/wipe

Member's Mark - .018/wipe

Amazon - (720 ct)

Pampers - .024/wipe

Walmart (504 ct)

Huggies - .027/wipe

Target (currently has 15% off if you buy 2 or more plus free shipping for over $50 orders)

up & up Baby Wipes Unscented Refill Pack - 792 Count - .017/wipe

It's Summer Time - Need Swim Diapers? Get a pack for $3

Walgreens has Swim Diapers on sale for $6.99.

Here are two more coupons which you can use together and get them for $3:

$2 off Huggies Little Swimmers diapers (Walgreens coupon), 10-12 pk, May Walgreens coupon booklet (exp 05/29)

-$2 off Huggies Little Swimmers, SS 5/15

Ingles Shoppers - Baby Food - Earth's Best .27/each for 4 oz jars and Free Napkins

Check out Ingles this week for Earth's Best Organic Baby food for .$26/each for 4oz jars.

Here is a printable coupon to get the deal - http://www.earthsbest.com/node/311

Also free napkins

Chinet Napkins - $.99 - 90 Count

Find $1.00 off printable coupon here which makes them free.
http://www.mychinet.com/club

Need a Laptop???

Get a great laptop deal at BestBuy.com when you buy this 15.6" Toshiba Satellite Laptop for Only $299.99! Save money on shipping by using the free in-store pickup option.

If you're looking for a cheap laptop computer, it is really hard to find anything cheaper than this in a brand new notebook. Unless you go with a small netbook or a refurbished computer, it just is really hard to get anything for less than this Toshiba Satellite notebook. Yet while it isn't configured to play the latest 3D games, this laptop has plenty of memory, storage space, wireless-n networking, and the other features that most people need.

Why spend more when this Toshiba Satellite Laptop computer features:

• 15.6" TFT-LCD high-definition widescreen display
• 2.3GHz Intel Celeron processor 925
• 3GB DDR2 memory
• 250GB SATA hard drive
• Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support
• Media reader
• Built-in Wi-Fi networking (802.11b/g/n)
• Measures just 1.5" thin and weighs 5.5 lbs
• 6-cell lithium-ion battery
• Up to 4 hours and 23 minutes long battery life

Coffee Deal from Amazon

Amazon has great deal on 3-pack 12-oz Community Coffee in various flavors from as low as $8.03 when you checkout with Subscribe & Save + available $3 coupon & $3 coupons. Shipping is free.
Note, you may cancel your subscribe & save subscription any time after your order ships.

1. Sign into your amazon acct
2. Click here for coupon page
3. Click on "Save $3 off on any 12oz. Community Coffee three pack" (may need to refresh a few times)
4. Click here for the list of qualifying coffee packs
5. Examples: (after coupon discounts)
   • Community Coffee Whole Bean Coffee, Cafe Special Decaffeinated $5.75
   • Community Coffee Whole Bean Coffee, Dark Roast $8.03
     
   • Community Coffee Whole Bean Coffee, Breakfast Blend $8.04
     
   • Community Coffee Ground Coffee, French Vanilla $7.39
   • Community Coffee Ground Coffee, Hazelnut $7.42
   • Community Coffee Ground Coffee, Cafe Special $7.80
   • Many more
6. On the product page, click on the button to clip "Save $3.00 with this Coupon"
7. Select "subscribe now" (right side of page)
8. Checkout, total should be from as low as $5.75 with free shipping.

Diapers and Wipes - Amazon Mom

Save with Amazon Mom Members get FREE Two-Day Shipping with Amazon Prime benefits and 30% off diapers and wipes with Subscribe & Save delivery.

This program is great as they offer deals from time to time that are better than going to the store or if you don't have a coupon. Another bonus is they ship to your house. All you have to do is cancel the subscribe and save after your item ships if you don't want to regularly get the items.

Here is a current deal and info -

Amazon has a $.50 coupon on Pampers ThickCare Wipes, Scented, 504-count Box priced at $13.99.

Head to the page and put a check in the box next to the $.50 coupon.

Add them to the cart via Subscribe and Save for an additional 30% off. You can cancel subscribe and save if you do not want to keep it after your item ships. This brings your total down to $9.79 or $9.29 after the coupon.

This equates to $.018 per wipe – Less than $.02! This is an excellent price.

Note: Make sure to get this offer you join Amazon Mom HERE.

Phone Service - Reducing my costs for Phone Service

We all need phone service but what are the options out there.

I am going to test out Straight Talk this month and see how it works. These prepaid phones and plans are sold at Walmart. It is $30/mth for 1000 minutes, 1000 texts and 30 Mb of Internet Access. They also have a $45/mth plan that is unlimited.

I currently have Verizon and pay around $50/mth but it just doesn't work at my house so I need something else. I will let you know how it goes. I am thinking if it works then I can do the $30/mth plan and use my Skype phone for my home service to reduce the minutes I need. I currently use Skype at home through my normal phone and an adapter. It has to be connected to a computer but I only pay about $70/year for a phone number and unlimited phone service.

If I can save around $20/mth I will be very excited plus get a phone that works even better!

Free CFL Light Bulbs - Local Duke Energy Customers

Go to the Duke Energy Site and order up to 12 free bulbs for your home. They don't cost you anything and they ship them to your house directly.

We did it.!!!

Alright I have been looking for a Weber grill for Chris for a little while and was determined to get a deal. We just didn't want to pay the prices that they are in the store so I have been watching Craigslist. I would see deals but they would get taken so fast. Well Saturday night I finally saw a really good deal: a $60 Weber Genesis Grill (these are valued around $650 new). Ok I know what you are thinking it must be bad but all our research said that Weber grills hold up so on Mother's Day we went to look at it.

It does need the flavorized bars replaced but they are only $35 from Amazon so we decided to get those and some new grates which were $40. So for a total of $135 we got a Weber grill and they are suppose to last for decades.

About Me

Growing up in the small town of Louisburg, NC and from a family without a lot of money, I learned the value of hard work and to enjoy the simpler life. While many kids’ parents were buying them a car for their 16^th birthday, my parents handed down the 1978 Mercury Cougar to me (not-so affectionately known as the yacht at my high school).

When I moved off to college, I had to do it on my own without my parents’ financial assistance. There were many hard days, but working 35 hours a week at Golden Corral put me through East Carolina University without taking out a student loan. Many people laugh at the Golden Corral but working there was a huge blessing. They even later gave me some tuition money and donated towards a summer college mission trip. It provided many of my meals to eat during those four a half years! Even with school and work, I was on leadership with Campus Crusade and had fun like the “normal” college students but without all the debt. I am very thankful for this and the lessons I learned at the GC!

I am now married and mother of one and love to spend time searching for deals and helping people with their finances by leading Financial Peace University classes. We love seeing families and lives changed in a positive way, and I love helping people save money and to be wise stewards of their resources!

My goal with the blog is to help people find real deals where they can save money, go out on date nights, make their budgeted money go farther, and to be a blessing to others.

Need a Mother's Day Gift?

 Walgreens is offering a 8"x10" Collage Print for free through May 7, 2011.

- Click here and create a 8x10 collage print
- Use coupon code FREECOLLAGE to get a 8x10 collage print for free
- Choose to pickup in-stores or pay $0.99 for shipping

Ways to save on TV

Tired of paying for cable. It seems like it is going up and up every year. With gas prices getting close to $4 we will need to find ways to pay for the additional expenses in filling up the tank.

This site - http://www.clicker.com/ shows you how you can still watch some of your favorite shows without the huge fees online. Some shows are even free which is better. If you are like us we were only watching a few shows anyway plus since we have canceled our cable I don't find myself flipping channels nearly as much.

Advance Auto Parts

Anyone want a $10 off $30 Coupon for Advance Auto Parts. Let me know and I will send it to you. You have to do an online order but you can pick it up for free in the store.

Starbucks Deal

Woohoo! Starbucks is offering half-priced However-You-Want-It Frappuccinos during their afternoon Happy Hour (3-5 p.m.) beginning May 6, 2011. This promotion runs through May 15, 2011.

You’ll want to call your store ahead of time to verify they are participating.